Breathing (track)
by Kate Bush

Breathing by Kate Bush
Year: 1980
From the album Never For Ever (track #11)
Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 104 votes)
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87/100 (from 104 votes)
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From 01/07/2019 18:59 | #229248
Agree with deusexmackia , utterly haunting and one of her very best songs. written, produced and performed impeccably.
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From 11/27/2018 14:15 | #225740
One of Bush's most haunting works. Of all the ways to go about an anti-war song, this is stark. Something about the uncertainty in those piano chords that really hits the mark; the overall acuteness of the soundscape and her jarring words just oozes creepiness and dystopia.
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